Gov. Northam Approves Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana In Virginia
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AG Herring says the state will become “more fair, just, and equal”
Over this past weekend, as Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed or vetoed hundreds of bills passed by the General Assembly ahead of the governor’s deadline Saturday night, he approved a bill to decriminalize marijuana in the commonwealth.
Attorney General Mark Herring says the state will become “a more fair, just, and equal place” now that simple possession of marijuana will be decriminalized.
The new law scraps criminal charges for simple possession of marijuana and creates a $25 civil penalty. It also creates a workgroup to study the impact of the legalization of marijuana and eventually release a report on the matter.
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